Richard Roach Jewell Award for Enduring Architecture

Richard Roach Jewell Award for Enduring Architecture
Current: Summerhayes and Associates
Awarded for	Outstanding Western Australian architecture over 25 years or more
Country	Australia
Presented by	Australian Institute of Architects (West Australia Chapter)
First award	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Final award	2024

The Richard Roach Jewell Award for Enduring Architecture is an architecture prize presented annually by the West Australian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) since the inaugural award was presented in 2015. The award recognises significant, long lasting and innovative architecture with usually more than 25 years passed since the completion of construction.

Background

The Award recognises achievement for the design of buildings of outstanding merit, which have remained important as high quality works of architecture when considered in contemporary cultural, social, economic and environmental contexts in the state of Western Australia. Nominations for the award can be made by AIA members, non–members and non–architects, but they must provide adequate material and information supporting the nomination for consideration of the jury.[1] The Award also provides opportunity to recognise buildings that were not previously submitted into annual AIA awards programs.

The inaugural award presented in 2015 was known as the Enduring Architecture Award in line with other states. In 2016 it became a 'named award' in recognition of 19th century colonial architect Richard Roach Jewell.[2]

The average age of the 10 projects recognised between 2015 and 2024 is 52.6 years from completion of construction to year of award.

National Award Winners

Recipients of the state–based award are eligible for consideration for the National Award for Enduring Architecture presented later in the same year, as part of the Australian National Architecture Awards.[3]

Only one project located in Western Australia has won the national award. In 2015 the restored Council House won both the state and national award, 52 years after the building was completed in 1963.[4]

Multiple Award Winners

Two Perth based firms, Howlett and Bailey Architects and Cameron Chisholm Nicol have both won the award on two occasions.^[citation needed]

Award recipients

Richard Roach Jewell Award for Enduring Architecture (reverse order)

Year	Architect	Project	Location	Year built	Years since	Other AIA Awards
2024	Summerhayes and Associates	CBH Building[5][6]	22 Delhi Street, West Perth	1968	55 years	Bronze Medal, 1969
2023	Julius Elischer	Wollaston College Chapel[7][8][9]	5 Wollaston Road, Mt Claremont	1965	58 years
2022	Hobbs Winning Leighton Partners (John Lidbury) and With Architecture Studio	Christ Church Grammar School Chapel[10]	Queenslea Drive, Claremont	1970	52 years	Bronze Medal, 1970
2021	Iwan Iwanoff	Town of Northam Council Offices and Library (now Shire of Northam)[11]	298 Fitzgerald Street, Northam	1973	48 years
2020	Rodney Alsop and Conrad Sayce	Hackett Memorial Buildings[12]	University of Western Australia, Mounts Bay Road, Crawley	1932	88 years	Royal Institute of British Architects Bronze Medal, 1931[13]
2019	Harry Seidler	QV1[14]	250 St Georges Terrace, Perth	1991	37 years	Architecture Design Award, Commercial buildings over $200m, 1992 (WA) Commendation, Civic Design Award for Commercial Buildings, 1992 (WA) Best design for a commercial building over $200m, 1992 (National)
2018	Cameron Chisholm Nicol	Allendale Square (office tower)[15]	77 St Georges Terrace, Perth	1976	42 years	Design Award, 1978 Bronze Medal, 1981 (WA Chapter)
2017	Cameron Chisholm Nicol	Reid Library[16]	University of Western Australia, Crawley	1964	51 years
2016	Howlett and Bailey Architects	Perth Concert Hall[17]	5 St Georges Terrace, Perth	1973	43 years
2015	Howlett and Bailey Architects	Council House[18]	27–29 St Georges Terrace, Perth	1963	52 years	National Award for Enduring Architecture, 2015

Gallery

• 
  2015 Award, Council House, opened 1963
• 
  2016 Award, Perth Concert Hall, opened 1973
• 
  2017 Award, Reid Library UWA, opened 1964
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  2018 Award, Allendale Square, opened 1976
• 
  2019 Award, QV1 Tower, opened 1991
• 
  2020 Award, Hackett Memorial Buildings (Winthrop Hall), opened 1932

See also

• Australian Institute of Architects
• Australian Institute of Architects Awards and Prizes
• National Award for Enduring Architecture
• Sir Roy Grounds Award for Enduring Architecture

References

1. "2024 Entries Handbook, Chapter Awards, Section 2.3.5 Enduring Architecture Category" (PDF). Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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6. Cownie, Neil. "First Hand Account of The Design & Build of Perth's CBH Building". Neil Cownie Architect. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
7. "Wollaston College Chapel | Julius Elischer, 2023 National Awards Program". Architecture.com.au. November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
8. "2023 WA Architecture Award Winners". Architecture.com.au. July 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
9. "Wollaston Theological College Chapel, 2023 Richard Roach Jewell Award for Enduring Architecture". Anglican Church Diocese of Perth. 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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13. City of Subiaco. "Hackett Memorial Buildings (University of Western Australia, UWA)". Heritage Council of WA. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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